rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist

a flood watch remains in effect until 1am thursday. rain has been steady since very early this morning and continues now through the morning commute. standing and high water will be concern on our roadways as we can expect at least 1 inch or more by 8am. we will watch the rain become more scattered mid morning into early afternoon before steady to moderate rain redevelops after 1pm right into this evenings commute. temperatures remain mild in the low to mid 50s. rain totals by late tonight will reach 2 inches or more in spots. then as temperatures fall to 33 degrees tonight look for scattered snow showers thursday morning with most snow melting in impact. however i can't rule out some icy patches of slushy snow for tomorrow mornings commute. thursday we will watch on and off snow showers with accumulations best 1 inch however most melting on impact with highs of 36 degrees. then colder and dry friday into the weekend as temps will rebound by sunday into the upper 40s carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75

beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. weather alert ponding could be an issue during the

ponding could be an issue during the morning commute... especially in areas expected to see up to two inches of rain... rob dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from erlanger with more on the current conditions. live occasional heavy rain this morning cause ponding on roadways for the morning commute. weather service has confirmed at least nine tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida... leaving five people dead.

appears to be an r-v park in the town of convent, in southern louisiana. the saint james parish sheriff says two people were killed there and 31 taken to hospitals, seven in critical condition. the weather service says the threat of violent storms and possible tornadoes extends across south georgia. "he heard a noise it sounded like something was hitting the camper and he just grabbed me and through me under the table and told me to hold on and after that it was a lot of flipping and just you know it was pretty crazy. we ended up 50 60 yards away were you tossed around how were you not injured i current conditions and the lightning detector.

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carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. breaking now breaking now.. an airport official says a small plane with 23 people on board has crashed in bad weather into a mountainous area of nepal. rescuers say trehy've found the wreckage and all people are

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temperatures fall to 33 degrees tonight look for scattered snow showers thursday morning with most impact. however i can't rule out some slushy snow for thursday we will snow showers with accumulations best 1 inch however most melting on impact with highs of 36 degrees. then colder and dry friday into the weekend as temps will rebound by sunday into the upper 40s carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75

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and i'm rob williams. a flood watch remains in effect until 1am thursday. rain has been steady since very early this morning and continues now through the morning commute. standing and high